Safety hat-pin.



G. GATES.

SAFETY HAT PIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.19,1913.

1, 1 1 1,741 Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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un T D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES GATES, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF'ONE-I-IALF TO HENRYG'.

TROMPETER, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

SAFETY HAT-PIN;

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES GATES, a citi-Zen of the United States, residingat the city of Louisville, in thecounty of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Safety Hat- Pins, of which the following is, aspecification.

This invention relates to hat-pins adapted to be used. by ladies forfastening their hats LAn object of this invention is to construct ahat-pin whereby when the'same has been placed in a hat it will beimpossible for the pin to become detached from the hat.

.A; further object is to provide a remov- "ably attached device for apin which is adapted to be placed upon the point of the pin and besecurely held in position thereon by means within the device.

Another object is" to provide a device adapted to receive and hold thepoints of pins, or other pointed instruments, whereby the same areretained in position, protected from in ury and prevented doing m ury,

and the many advantages of my device will be apparent from'the followingdescription taken in connection with the claim.

Reference will now be had to the drawing accompanying, wherein likenumerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the severalviews, in whioh.-

, Figure 1, is a side elevation with the ball in position. Fig. 2 asimilar view showing the removable ball in longitudinal section. Fig. 3a perspective of the blank from which the tube is formed. Fig. laperspective of a modified form from which the tube may be formed." Fig.5 aperspective of the tube as formed froni'the blank shown in Fig. 3.Fig. a perspectiveof the tube as formed from the blank shown in Fig. 4.

Referring tothe drawing the reference numeral 1- designates a pin havinga tube as shown in Fig. 5, or it may be a sepafiXed head 2+ andremovable head -8-. These heads are illustrated as being plain s heres,or balls, but it is obvious that t ey may be ornamented in any mannerdesirable or may be of any suitable shape. The removable head, or ball,3, has arranged within it a tubular shaft 4. having a flaring, or funnelshaped mouth -5, that may be formed integral with the Specification. ofLetters Patent. Patented Sept. 29, 1914. A ucatibn'mea March 19, 1913.Serial No. 755,329.

rate truncated cone shaped piece held in position on the end of the tubebymeans of extensions 6- from the body of the tube. The tube is securedto the interior surface of the shell by suitable -means, such as a globof solder -9. The tube is preferably formed by rolling a blank as -7 offlexible material loosely into a tube the internal diameter of which isthe same as that of the pin 1. The blank? being coated, on whatwill bethe inner side of the tube when formed, with a layer of tough, elasticfric- I' have found damar tion material .8-. varnish tobe a suitablematerial to use to produce the requisite-friction, but I do not wish tobe understood as limiting myself to that material as my inventioncontemplates the use of any. material that spread on the interior of thetube a will furnish the necessary friction to oppose the entrance of thepin thereinto and conversely resist its withdrawal. v

I have illustrated myinvention as applied to a hat-pin, and in thisinstance after the hat-pin has been passed through the hat the removableball is placed on the pointed end of the pin whereby the pin will beprevented from being lost, or removed from the hat unbeknown to theperson wearing the same. And thepoi'nt of the pin will be prevented frominjuring objects that it might come in contact with. The removable ballmay be employed in connection with other types of pins than thatillustrated and it is obvious that the construction of the same issusceptible of various changes which will be permissible by the appendedclaim.

Having described my, invention so that any one may; make and use thesame, I

claim An artlcle of manufacture, comprising a hollow shell having anopening, a loosely coiled tube secured by one. end to the innerperiphery of the shell and in alinement with said opening, a flaringentrance secured to the outer end of the tube and lying within theshell, the interior of the tube being coated with damar varnish toincrease the resistance offered to the withdrawal of a pin.

CHARLES GATES.

Witnesses:

F. H. KAPPA, W. B. MUNNELI...

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